Parklands
Parklands is a neighbourhood in the city of Nairobi, the capital and largest city in Kenya. It is divided into numbered avenues. The name arises from the proximity of the area to City Park, Nairobi.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb
- Description: suburb of Nairobi, Kenya
- Also known as: “Parklands, Nairobi” and “Upper Parklands Estate”
Places of Interest
Highlights include National Museums of Kenya and Westgate.
National Museums of Kenya
Museum
Photo: Krg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The National Museums of Kenya is a state corporation that manages museums, sites and monuments in Kenya. It carries out heritage research, and has expertise in subjects ranging from palaeontology, archeology, ethnography and biodiversity research and conservation.
Westgate
Shopping center
Photo: Rotsee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Westgate Shopping Mall is an upscale shopping mall located in the Westlands division of Nairobi, Kenya. It was first opened in 2007.
Embassy of Ukraine in Kenya
Government office
Photo: Ярославківна, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Embassy of Ukraine in Kenya is a government office.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Highridge and Westlands.
Highridge
Suburb
Highridge is a residential estate in Nairobi, located in the northern parts of the larger Parklands estate. Administratively, Highridge is a subdivision of the Westlands division of Nairobi.
Westlands
Suburb
Photo: Nairobi123, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Westlands is a mixed-use neighbourhood in Upper Parklands in Nairobi. Located 3.0 kilometres from Nairobi's central business district, it sits on the westerly areas of the larger Parklands area of Nairobi.
Muthaiga
Suburb
Muthaiga is an affluent neighbourhood in the city of Nairobi. In 2019, media reports indicated that it was the most affluent and most expensive neighbourhood in the entire country.
Parklands
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Nairobi County, Kenya, East Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-1.26306° or 1° 15′ 47″ southLongitude
36.81063° or 36° 48′ 38″ eastElevation
1,724 metres (5,656 feet)Open location code
6GCRPRP6+Q7OpenStreetMap ID
node 30402770OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Parklands” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بارك لاند”
- Arabic: “بارك لاندز”
- Dutch: “Parklands”
- Russian: “Парклэндс”
- Swahili: “Parklands, Nairobi”
- Swahili: “Parklands”
- Urdu: “پارکلینڈز، نیروبی”
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Localities in the Area
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